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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 07:40 AM
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Why does Paul Rudd have a career in acting?
Edited on Thu May-13-10 07:43 AM by MrScorpio
This guy is like a Starbucks barista who's hyped up on too much of his own stash.

I just saw a movie where he couldn't act his way out of a paper bag. I thought that the last movie that I saw him in was some kind of bad joke. Now, I know... he IS horrible.

Somewhere in Hollywood are people who missed out on paying gigs because this dipshit has a decent agent.
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ChoralScholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 08:26 AM
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1. I dunno, but he's sure in every stinkin' movie these days....
"I slappa da beyaaassss"
-Paul Rudd, "I Love You Man"
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 12:05 PM
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8. In 60% of the movies, he's in EVERY movie....
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 08:29 AM
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2. The male Jennifer Aniston.
Which would make her the female Paul Rudd.
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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 12:14 PM
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9. Same character. EVERY movie.
Only Jennifer Aniston plays Racheal Green in every movie she's in. Paul Rudd merely plays Paul Rudd.
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NuttyFluffers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-10 08:25 AM
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12. i feel the same way about John Cusack.
must be nice to only have to play yourself in every role and get paid...
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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-10 08:33 AM
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13. On some days, it's almost as if Jennifer Aniston is the male Jennifer Aniston
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-10 08:34 AM
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14. *snort*
a friend refers to her as Jennifer Maniston. :D
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 11:01 AM
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3. Total disagreement here
I like Paul Rudd. I wouldn't want to see him cast as Winston Churchill or anything, but for fluffy throwaway comedies, he's a solid bet.
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Lindsey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 11:16 AM
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4. I disagree too. I think he's really good in the roles he plays which
are comedies (which, btw, I love -I thought Role Models was hysterical).
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 11:19 AM
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5. Same here.
I enjoyed him in Role Models, I Love You Man, Knocked Up, Forty Year Old Virgin, his small role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall--all dumb but enjoyable comedies.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 11:40 AM
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6. Because Pauly Shore was overbooked?
:shrug:
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 12:04 PM
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7. Because he named his penis "The Octagon"
I never thought of any name that creative for mine...
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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 12:17 PM
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10. I don't think he really ACTS so much as he just does an emotive version of himself.
Same thing movie after movie though. I don't know if the Frat Pack really needs to HAVE a range. The deadpan/sarcasm thing seems to work for their audience, I guess. I think if I were a serious actor, I'd actually want to study my craft and expand my range.
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Winston Wolf Donating Member (117 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-10 03:05 AM
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11. "Hey man, I just wanted to give you a big box o' porn."
Paul Rudd is too fucking charming. He may not have ability, but he's definitely got personally, and personality goes a long way.
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Demoiselle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-10 10:14 AM
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15. I think he's kinda cute. Isn't he a writer, too?
..Not that being a writer qualifies you as an actor. I generally don't expect very much from movies Paul Rudd (or for that matter, Jennifer Aniston) is in, so I'm not disappointed.
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